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Roanoke Rally Against Terrorism & For Love

So… you might have heard that Roanoke’s mayor said some not so smart things, and implied Japanese Internment Camps were the uh, bomb.I was so PROUD of Roanoke for coming together within 48 hours to...

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Bernie Sanders on Virginia Primary Ballot.

Just in time for the DPVA quarterly meeting tomorrow, 30 volunteers and the state field organizer showed up to the Virginia Elections Office and turned in 17,882 signatures.  Every signature was...

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Jim Gilmore hits up the DPVA members for ballot signatures

Right outside the DPVA steering committee meeting last night, a member stepped outside and found Jim Gilmore looking for signatures to get himself on the presidential primary ballot for Virginia....

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Star Wars Themed Bernie Virginia Primer - Feel free to use

A local artist (Beckadoodles if you like her work) created this Bernie-Wan Kenobi for our use, and one of the DesignersforSanders redditors created the overall look using free fonts, so if you live in...

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Bernie is King, in the world of desserts.

I’m tired of pie fights.  Here’s some Bernie cupcakes!PS — I have never ONCE seen a Hillary cupcake.  I guess the ball’s in your court, Hillsters!

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Beta phonebanking in Virginia for Bernie!

So tonight, I hosted a phone bank.  I thought we would be calling into Iowa or South Carolina like before, but instead… we’re opening up Super Tuesday state phone banking!  (I know Texas is also...

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BERNstormin' Roanoke!

The official Bernie Sanders campaign held a Bernstorm in Roanoke, VA today, just before the SW Va field office opens early next week.  Over 120 people showed up.  The goal was to get at least 45 phone...

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A Difference in Enthusiasm

So, from reddit:  www.reddit.com/…For those of you will will not touch that site with a 10 foot poll, I will pull the info to here!Posted by rcas:I read somewhere someone asking about a comparison on...

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The Reason Sanders is 'suddenly' viable?

Sheer hard work.I get it.  It hurts Clinton supporters to see a repeat of ‘08, and so it comes out in bitterness and recriminations about Berners on here.  But what have you been doing to get Hillary...

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Why Clinton Should be Scared of March Primaries

I usually prefer to be all Pro-Bernie, but I want to let all the Hill People know that the Super Tuesday states are not assured.  And to remind me fellow Bernie bras that we got this.  IF we keep...

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Kitchen Sink - well, maybe just the bathroom sink

So, I know this isn’t the worst, I’m sure more mudslinging will come — but here we are.  Clinton lost so they have to try something right?After getting smoked on the foreign policy question in the last...

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SC Gears Up for More Dirty Tricks - Newspaper Runs Interference

There is an assumption that Presidential politics turn really dirty starting in South Carolina.  Several recent articles: www.washingtonpost.com/…abcnews.go.com/…www.politico.com/…The Post and Courier...

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3 point spread in Virginia

New poll out showing Sanders at 46%, Clinton at 49% in Virginia.Read all about it here: overtimepolitics.com/…I will say it one more time.  Bernie has been on the ground in Super Tuesday states for...

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The Pared Down Version of the Erica Garner ad - Airs starting tomorrow...

I don’t really have anything to add.  The 2 minute version is what the campaign had to cut it down to, as the 4 minute ad that Erica Garner kept getting turned down from all the stations for...

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Downticket Donations for Bernie Sanders supporters

So, over at reddit (those rascals!) the grassroots select sub now has an option where you can give money to an aggregator at Act Blue, which will divide up your donation between all the people running...

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What were the current Democratic Candidates doing during the AIDs crisis in...

So, with Hillary’s mis-remembering of events that happened in the 80s, I wanted to see what Bernie was doing during that time.  We all know, of course, he was engaged in activism as mayor, fighting the...

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Get Your Donkey to the Polls, Virginia 2017!

So, you might have heard that we’re having a little election in Virginia this November.I’m a member of the Roanoke City Democratic Committee, and we have several races that we’re focused on — Djuna...

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Rural Virginia Democratic Outreach

Tuesday night at the #DemPromise headquarters, 15 volunteers made over 450 calls to Tazewell County. Staff community workers are helping to resolve problems discovered through talking to people as we...

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Democratic Promise and Bleeding Heart Liberals

I’m not sure what the protocol is for linking between sites.One of our volunteers wrote this piece in BlueVirginia — which is kind of like DailyKos but just for Virginia Democrats.  (Although, please...

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Labor for Labor Canvassing in Roanoke, VA

Good morning!It’s a fine day for Fall Door knocking in the Virginia election season.  Labor members gathered early at the Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall for Labor to Labor.  Labor to Labor is Union...

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Notes from the field!

Not a real story this morning, just quick notes until we get the full report!A group of women drove down from Northern Virginia to Wise County, VA yesterday.  Calling themselves Blue Migration, they...

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Blue Migration across Virginia!

It’s hard to write a blog this morning.  What can I say?  Too many people hurting.  Las Vegas.  Puerto Rico.  Still Houston.  Afghanistan.  Mexico.  There’s nothing to say, a lot to do.In my little...

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Single Payer Debate Comes to Virginia

Yesterday, 16 candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates stood up in Richmond to push for Single Payer medicine.  They stand united behind a goal of single payer healthcare in Virginia.  They know...

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Canvassing in SW Virginia before the Big Election! - Ben Shepherd for Vinton...

No two ways about it.  Roanoke County is a red district.  Some of the hardest working Democrats I know live and vote in Roanoke County, but the fact remains — it’s hard to get elected as a Democrat...

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Rep. Keith Ellison Endorses Democratic Promise

Yes!  That’s right!  Your friendly neighborhood Democratic Promise has been endorsed by one of the biggest names in Democratic politics right now — Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison, Deputy Chair...

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Democratic Promise will be Presented at DNC Unity Commission!

Democratic Promise — a rural voter outreach program is gaining traction within the DNC.  One day after Rep. Keith Ellison endorsed the program, James Zogby offered to present Democratic Promise at the...

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Canvassing in Virginia

I’m tired!  Election Day in Virginia is so close.  Soclose.  Can I make it? :PThere is a Justin Fairfax fundraiser tonight, downtown Roanoke.  I will probably skip it, as much as I love Justin....

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Southwest Virginia's Response to Laughable Trump Tweet

While Pence was down stumping for Ed Gillespie in Abingdon, Va on Saturday, to a much smaller than expected crowd, the Scott County Democrats hosted a luncheon featuring former Congressman Rick...

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Democratic Promise being Presented and Voted on today at the DNC Unity...

Hello!Sadly I can’t be in Vegas today, but the DNC Unity Commission is meeting at 1:30 Vegas time and Democratic Promise is on the agenda!Here is what will be given to the members to vote on:7. The...

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Taking a needed respite - PUPPIES!

So, it’s been busy in the Democratic Promise offices.  Virginia elections take place on TUESDAY November 7th!  And while Democratic Promise doesn’t ask for votes from anyone we are helping, we’re also...

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Tomorrow starts Get Out the Vote Virginia!!!!

It is literally the final countdown in Democratic Promise’s home offices.  Va. Del. Sam Rasoul is allowing both the coordinated statewide campaign and also local Delegate Challenger Djuna Osborne’s to...

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Roanoke & Perriello! Djuna Canvass Kick-Off!

First day of Get Out the Vote weekend!  Tom Perriello dropped in for the 3pm canvass kick-off, and the crowd went wild.  He’s in town overnight because Tim Kaine, Ralph Northam, Justin Fairfax, &...

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Emergency Rations Request! - Roanoke Campaign Offices

It’s E-Day tomorrow!  We’re nose deep in canvass packets, with bloody knuckles from killin’ the doors, and socks that can stand up by themselves!  It’s glorious!  I know you wish you were with us and...

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Daily Kos 15Mar2016 v Daily Kos Today

WTF, I love Daily Kos again. Oh sure, Donald Trump still takes up most of the oxygen on the top bar, but I know that if I want to read about Bernie, I can just click on his name at the top and read to...

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